Power User Profile: Kaylin88100!

She’s been one of our most enthusiastic and prolific creators, as well as being a helpful commenter and community participant. Thus it gives me great honor to present a little more information about Kaylin88100!

Online name used in HeroMachine environs: Kaylin88100

A photo (or drawing) of you in “real life”: None.

Real name: Heather

Real city/state/country: England/UK

Real job: Secondary school (high school) pupil

Real age: 14

Gender: Female

Relationship status (married, single, in a long-term relationship, dating someone, “it’s complicated”, etc): Single. And staying that way for at least 4 years.

Favorite all-time comic book character if any: I know some people are going to be cross, but I don’t really have one as I don’t read comics much. Terrible, I know.

If you could have one super-heroic power in real life, you’d choose: The power to split into two or more clones, so one can be doing my homework and going to school, while another reads a book, another watches endless replays of Doctor Who, Merlin, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, and another spends all her time on HeroMachine! That would be so cool!

In your leisure time you like to: Read (a lot), go on HeroMachine and create characters, listen to music on Youtube, draw, play violin and piano, and go on random computer games. Oh yes, and at irregular intervals I go on Facebook.

Character design turn-ons (things you love to see that make for a good design): If I look at something and I can’t immediately see how it’s been done or how I could replicate it. I like that as it means a lot of thought has gone into making it a work of art rather than just something to occupy ten minutes.

Character design turn-offs (things you hate to see that make for a bad design): Little mistakes that could have been easily fixed, like hands being the wrong way round, etc. When I can see something I wouldn’t have done or that ruins the picture, like having bright, eye-shattering colours that detract attention from the actual image.

Best tip for a HeroMachine newbie: I’ve only recently stopped thinking of myself as a newbie, so I’m not really sure what to say for this. Just…don’t be scared to post your creations on the forums, in Open Critique Days, and in contests. After all, what’s the worst that can happen? We’re all well behaved on here and won’t just tell you it sucks (if it even does), we’ll try and say how to make it better.

Any personal message you’d like to share with the HeroMachine community about Geek Life: I want to share something that was on a wall poster in my primary school classroom four years ago. It’s an acrostic poem about diversity.
Different
Individuals
Valuing
Each other
Regardless of
Skin
Intellect
Talents or
Years.

I think this is a very good definition and the reason I want to share this is because I think it kind of sums up “Geek Life” in general, and the HeroMachine community in particular. The one unifying feature of HeroMachine users is the fact that we use HeroMachine. There are all different types and nationalities of people on here, and we all get along (most of the time). I think that’s brilliant.

@Kaylin 2: By ending do you mean the whole “Saruman takes over the Shire” thing? Because I never really liked that part either, and I was glad when they didn’t include it in the films. Also, congrats on the profile!

Thank you everyone for your lovely comments It still feels slightly unreal that I’m a “Power User”, and I don’t really know why I am, although I have a nasty feeling it’s something to do with 17 ENTRIES for ONE contest! 😀
(a.k.a. the reason for the Kaylin Limit)

Congrats Kaylin, you’ve got some great stuff lately. But is it just me, or are the Power Users getting younger and younger all the time? I guess I’ll just go back to yelling at those kids to get off my lawn.

Welcome to the club, it Is good to see more young Whovians in these here parts. That poem of yours is both perfect and so something that would be in a classroom, in fact I’m surprised I’ve never seen it before.

Your myriad of works are great and you have improved a lot in a short amount of time. My personal favorite doctor was either Tennant or the good ol’ grin and curls. Congrats!

Congratulations Kaylin88100! You are a big improvement over the 88000 series, that’s for sure. I really appreciate your joyful love of the HM and can’t wait to see your many entries in contests to come.